1.
Series: Little Library of Languages
My First Book of French
800+ Words & Pictures
Paperback
Nicolas Jeter
9781638190479
$22.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 12
Jul 12, 2022
A brilliant, colorful way to learn your first words in French!Introduce your child (or yourself!) to the incredible language of French! Featuring over 800 first words with bright, bold illustrations, My First Book of French provides each word in English, French, and a romanization that makes pronunciation a breeze. Readers will also find cultural tips, sample sentences, and simple hints on usage and word choice. An index in the back includes a complete list of all words in the book with handy page references.With a special emphasis on the cultu...
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2.
Series:
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Coloring Book
Paperback
Juan Calle
9781398814684
$16.95
GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Jul 20, 2022
The greatest story to encapsulate the roaring twenties, The Great Gatsby has remained a timeless classic in American literature.Makes a great gift for history buffs and Gatsby fans.Coloring in is great fun and a perfect way to relieve the stress of everyday life.
5.
Series:
The Witchling's Wish
Hardcover
Lu Fraser
9781547609062
$23.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 6
Jul 05, 2022
From the illustrator of The Girl and The Dinosaur comes a heartwarming, magical picture book about what it means to be a friend.Little Witchling lives alone on her mountain top, and more than anything else, she wishes for a friend. When her spell book tells her that the secret ingredient to conjuring a friend is the fur from a little girl's favorite teddy bear, she knows what she must do.But the bear belongs to Lily, who can't bear to part with him. Will the Little Witchling give up her dream of a real friend? Or maybe there's a way for her and...
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10.
Series: Llama Book
Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos
Hardcover
Jonathan Stutzman
9781250776761
$24.99
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Jul 12, 2022
In Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos, the latest installment of Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox's hilarious Llama series, our favorite doomsday-prone hero has yet another shot at saving the world (and more delicious desserts)…from himself. Llama just ate a doughnut—the most scrumptious, most sprinkled doughnut in existence—and he needs to eat it again. The problem? He can’t . . . He has already eaten it! The solution? A pair of time-travel pants, of course! But when Llama goes way farther back than he intended, the dessert he winds up taking ha...
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18.
Series:
Just Like Home
Hardcover
Sarah Gailey
9781250174727
$35.99
FICTION
Jul 19, 2022
Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO's true crime masterpiece I'll Be Gone in the Dark.“Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories — she's come back to the home of a serial killer. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family.Coming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make thi...
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32.
Series:
Taoism, Teaching, and Learning
A Nature-Based Approach to Education
Paperback
John P. Miller
9781487540951
$29.95
EDUCATION
Jul 12, 2022
This book explores the holistic and harmonious principles of Taoism in relation to teaching and learning.The ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism contains profound wisdom about the cosmos, nature, human life, and education. Taoism seeks to be in harmony with nature and using it as a guide can help us live in a way that is healing to both ourselves and the planet. Taoism, Teaching, and Learning identifies key aspects of Taoist thought and highlights how these principles can promote a holistic approach to teaching and learning. In particular, thi...
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33.
Series:
Florence Nightingale and the Medical Men
Working Together for Health Care Reform
Paperback
Lynn McDonald
9780228012030
$37.95
HISTORY
Jun 15, 2022
Florence Nightingale is known as a hospital reformer, a social reformer, and the founder of professional nursing; few realize that she worked closely with doctors on these issues. As Nightingale’s first supporters and colleagues, doctors contributed to reducing the high death rates in Crimean War hospitals and learned from the consequential reforms.Beginning with an overview of Nightingale’s life and continuing with an exploration of her Crimean War work with army doctors, her post-Crimea work with civilian doctors, and her collaborations with ...
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34.
Series:
Letters from the Grief Club
How We Live With Loss
Paperback
Beth French
9781787759213
$24.95
SELF-HELP
Jul 21, 2022
Welcome to the club you never wanted to join. When someone you love dies, it may seem impossible to know what will happen next and how you will cope. Losing someone in early adulthood, you may feel even more alone, when no-one around you seems to have had the same experience. Our letters don't have all the answers, but they do have some - because we've been through it ourselves. Some of us have written to ourselves back on that first day of grief, with the reassurance that we will get through those awful first months. Others share snippets fro...
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35.
Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy
Multiple Barriers
The Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in Canada
Paperback
Alison Smith
9781487542436
$36.95
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Jun 16, 2022
Comparing multilevel governance models for homelessness in four large Canadian cities, Multiple Barriers looks at the production of social protection for some of the most vulnerable and marginalized people in the country.Despite decades of efforts to combat it, many people continue to experience homelessness in Canada’s major cities. There are a number of barriers that prevent effective responses to homelessness, including a lack of agreement on the fundamental question: what is homelessness? In Multiple Barriers, Alison Smith explores the for...
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Series:
Through Their Eyes
A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada's First World War
Hardcover
Matthew Barrett
9780228010579
$34.95
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Aug 09, 2022
By the summer of 1917, Canadian troops had captured Vimy Ridge, but Allied offensives had stalled across many fronts of the Great War. To help break the stalemate of trench warfare, the Canadian Corps commander, Lieutenant-General Arthur Currie, was tasked with capturing Hill 70, a German stronghold near the French town of Lens.After securing the hill on 15 August, Canadian soldiers endured days of shelling, machine-gun fire, and poison gas as they repelled relentless enemy counterattacks. Through Their Eyes depicts this remarkable but costly v...
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